Leroy Homer, Co pilot on Flight 93, along
with Captain Jason M. Dahl, subdued 911 terrorists and prevented the plane
in which they flying from reaching and crashing into U S Capitol in Washington
D.C.

On September 11, 2001, Homer
was flying with Captain Jason M. Dahl on United Airlines Flight 93 from
Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco. The plane was hijacked by four al-Qaeda
terrorists as part of the September 11 attacks. While struggling for control
of the plane, Dahl and Homer managed to transmit to the ground twice, screaming "Mayday!
Mayday! Mayday! Get out of here!". After learning of the earlier crashes
at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, some of the
crew and passengers tried to foil the hijacking and reclaim
the aircraft. During this struggle, it crashed into a field near Shanksville,
Pennsylvania.

When it comes
to stories of espionage and intrigue, Hollywood rarely casts a
sister in the starring role. But in real life one Black woman has
accomplished what once seemed like mission impossible: Last October
Lieutenant Colonel Merryl (David) Tengesdal became the first Black
female pilot of a U-2--the
legendary stealth planes the U.S. Air Force deploys for risky reconnaissance
missions, such as identifying terrorist activities in foreign countries.

Tengesdal, a former naval officer,
is one of only five women and three African-Americans to be accepted
into the Air Force's elite First Squadron, where U-2 pilots get
their training. Now she'll have to withstand the pressure--literally.
Solo flights can exceed 70,000 feet and last nine hours, and
U-2s, with their tremendous wingspan, are one of the toughest
crafts to land.

But Tengesdal has
had her sights set high since childhood. Growing up in The Bronx,
New York, the Star Trek fan dreamed of being an astronaut. Since
then she has boasted an impressive flying career, operating combat
helicopters and airplanes for the Navy in the Middle East and South
America. In July she'll leave her Lincoln, California, home and
be deployed as part of the Ninety-Ninth Squadron to Korea. "You don't see many Black
females flying in any service,"
she says. "I hope this will show young girls that this is an
option they can have."

Yes, we can.

African-American women continue to demonstrate professionalism, intelligence and unlimited potential as they contribute to our overall struggle for unlimited freedom, access and opportunity in America.. The
sisters on Flights 5202 and 5106 (a jet owned by Atlantic Southeast Airlines) have proven that African-American women can do anything if just given a fair opportunity.

They made history on Thursday, February 12, 2009 as the first all African American female crew.

Operated flight 5202 from Atlanta to Nashville and Flight 5106 from Nashville back to Atlanta.

We have assembled Information on almost all of the 86 African
Americans who have displayed courage and honor above and beyond the call of duty. For this
action, they have been awarded the Medal of Honor by the United States of America. These
86 men, most of whom gave there life defending our Country are the real heroes in this
great world of ours. Read read about how each individual performed when the chips were
down. It will open your eyes, as it did ours, as we did the research for this section.

The Absence of General Colin Powell's bio
and picture from this page in no way indicates that we do not perceive
him as a Real African American Hero. General Powell's career both in the
military and the civilian world have both been exemplary and
outstanding by anyone's measure and is thought of very highly by
this web site.

However his name is a household word and
you will find several articles on him and pointers to
other articles about career on our links
page.

The purpose of this website is to give recognition
to those individuals who have made a significant contributions and
perhaps not received the visibility that they might have deserved. In
this regard we hope to offer to the visitors to this site knowledge of
additional individuals and hope the visitor will become more
enlightened.